Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY) Competitors

Guaranty Bancshares (NASDAQ:GNTY) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GNTY or BANR?

39.4% of Guaranty Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. 22.3% of Guaranty Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Banner shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GNTY or BANR?

Banner has higher revenue and earnings than Guaranty Bancshares. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guaranty Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Guaranty Bancshares	$118.37M	4.31	$31.54M	$2.92	15.41
Banner	$832.99M	2.77	$168.90M	$5.09	13.13

Does the media refer more to GNTY or BANR?

In the previous week, Banner had 12 more articles in the media than Guaranty Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Banner and 5 mentions for Guaranty Bancshares. Banner's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Guaranty Bancshares' score of 0.39 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Guaranty Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Banner	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, GNTY or BANR?

Guaranty Bancshares has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GNTY or BANR a better dividend stock?

Guaranty Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Guaranty Bancshares pays out 34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banner pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Guaranty Bancshares has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Is GNTY or BANR more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Guaranty Bancshares' net margin of 17.15%. Guaranty Bancshares' return on equity of 10.13% beat Banner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guaranty Bancshares	17.15%	10.13%	1.02%
Banner	20.77%	9.95%	1.10%

Do analysts rate GNTY or BANR?

Guaranty Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $45.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.02%. Banner has a consensus target price of $70.83, indicating a potential upside of 5.99%. Given Banner's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Banner is more favorable than Guaranty Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guaranty Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Banner beats Guaranty Bancshares on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.